Cessna 320E N4883B
7 January 1973 · Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 January 1973 at about 17:23 local time, a Cessna 320E registered N4883B was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Avoca, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wilkes-Barre, Pa
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 320E
- Registration
- N4883B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Mt Snow, Vt → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0093
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HIT GND NOSE DWN, NEAR VERTICAL DESCENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 320 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1973 | Cessna 320C | Vernal, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1973 | Cessna 320C | Ogden, Utah, United States | Troy National | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1973 | Cessna 320D | Tonopah, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 2 Dec 1973 | Cessna 320 | Spanish Fork, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 1973 | Cessna 320C | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1973 | Cessna 320 | Seguin, Texas, United States | Marvin Selig | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |